Museum Hires New Director

Mr. Wright Andrews, president of the Essex County Museum & Historical Society, announces, “We are delighted to have Tim Manley join us as our first full-time Executive Director. He has the skills and love of history that we need to continue and expand the...
Museum Re-Opens for Summer

Museum Re-Opens for Summer

Ceiling repairs have been completed and we are back in business! The Museum will be open this summer on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 3 pm and hope that you will stop in to say hello and check out the new merchandise in our Rappahannock Gift...
Essex Resolutions Reading July 9th

Essex Resolutions Reading July 9th

Join us this Saturday at 9:30am for the annual “reading of the Essex Resolutions” which commemorates the Essex County Patriots, who in 1774, acted to protect their rights from British infringements and was a precursor to the American...
Museum Now Reopen on Tuesdays and Saturdays

Museum Now Reopen on Tuesdays and Saturdays

The Essex Museum has reopened on a limited basis!  Starting May 1, the Museum, and the Rappahannock Gift Shop, located at 218 Water Street in the heart of Tappahannock, is open from 10 am to 3 pm on Tuesdays and Saturdays. All federal and state guidelines will be...
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